2009-10 WOMEN’S SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY Contact: Jack Jumper • Phone: 610-660-3389 • Fax 610-660-1724 • Email: [email protected] • www.sjuhawks.com 2009-10 SCHEDULE/RESULTS SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY HAWKS (2-5) Overall: 2-5; Atlantic 10: 0-0; Big 5: 0-0 November vs. Fri. 13 at New Hampshire L, 64-56 Sun. 15 at Providence L, 88-57 Sat. 21 UMBC W, 77-55 GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY PATRIOTS (5-2) Tue. 24 #22/18 VANDERBILT L, 59-46 Game #8 • December 6, 2009 Florida International Thanksgiving Classic Michael J. Hagan ‘85 Arena • Philadelphia, Pa. • 2 p.m. Fri. 27 at Florida International W, 64-48 Sun. 29 vs. St. John’s L, 81-74 DECEMBER GAME DAY AT A GLANCE Fri. 4 HARTFORD L, 72-66 OT ARENA Michael J. Hagan ‘85 Arena (4,200) Sun. 6 GEORGE MASON 2:00 SERIES RECORD Hartford leads 3-1 (series history on page 2) Wed. 9 at Villanova # 6:00 SAINT JOSEPH’S’ NEXT GAME Wed. Dec.9 at Villanova, 6 p.m. Sun. 13 DREXEL 2:00 Tue. 22 OLD DOMINION 1:00 AUDIO STREAMING www.sjuhawks.com 19th Annual Hawk Classic Steve Wanczyk (play-by-play), Renie Shields (color analysis) Mon. 28 BROWN 2:00 RADIO none Tue. 29 BOSTON U./SOUTH CAROLINA 2:00/4:00 TELEVISION none JANUARY Sun. 3 at Maryland 2:00 GAME STORIES . . . Sat. 9 FORDHAM * 1:00 Tue. 12 PENN # Noon • Saint Joseph’s will try to snap its two-game losing streak as the Hawks host George Mason Sat. 16 at Temple *# 4:30 Sunday afternoon at Michael J. Hagan ‘85 Arena. Wed. 20 DAYTON * 7:00 • The Hawks are 3-1 all-time versus the Patriots, winning last year’s contests 71-59 at the Sat. 23 at Charlotte (CBS C) * 4:00 Wed. 27 at La Salle *# 7:00 Patriot . Sat. 30 GEORGE WASHINGTON * 2:00 • George Mason’s lone win in the series came at Hawk Hill as George Mason topped Saint FEBRUARY Joseph’s, 68-59, in overtime to claim the 2003 Hawk Classic title. Tue. 2 TEMPLE * 7:00 Sat. 6 at St. Bonaventure * 1:00 • Sunday’s contest is the first of three games this month in which the Hawks will face a Colonial Wed. 10 at Xavier * 11:30 a.m. Athletic Association team. Saint Joseph’s hosts George Mason Sunday, reigning conference Sat. 13 SAINT LOUIS * 2:00 champions Drexel on December 13 and perennial CAA power Old dominion on December 22. Wed. 17 RHODE ISLAND (CBS C) * 7:00 Sun. 21 at Richmond * 2:00 • The Hawks are coming off their first overtime game of the season, falling to Hartford 72-66. Thu. 25 at Massachusetts * 7:00 Saint Joseph’s is 6-7 in overtime contests under head coach Cindy Griffin and are 14-15 all-time Sun. 28 DUQUESNE * 2:00 in extra-frame games. MARCH Fri. 5- Atlantic 10 Championship • Senior guard Mariame Djouara posted a team-best 16 points and had a season-high five Mon. 8 (at Show Place Arena, Upper Marlboro, Md.) assists and three steals versus Hartford on Friday. • Freshman guard Ashley Prim is coming off a career-best 12 points and added three assists, Home games in CAPS at Michael J. Hagan ‘85 Arena * - Atlantic 10 Conference game • # - Big 5 game two rebounds and a . She currently leads all SJU rookies in scoring (6.6 ppg) and is tops on CBS C denotes CBS College Sports Network the team with 20 assists. All game times are EST and subject to change

HAWKS AT A GLANCE PROBABLE STARTERS No. Pos. Player Yr. Ht. PPG RPG APG MPG Notes 11 G Mariame Djouara Sr. 5-9 10.1 3.3 2.3 28.7 Coming off a game-high 16 points vs. Hartford 30 G Amy Gillespie Sr. 6-0 9.7 3.0 1.9 30.3 Team leader in three-point field goals (11) and free throws (21) 25 G Ashley Prim Fr. 5-7 6.6 2.9 2.9 22.9 Scored a season-high 12 points and had three assists vs. Hartford 14 F Dominique Bryant Jr. 6-0 5.3 4.1 1.2 24.9 Posted back-to-back double figure scoring efforts 24 F Kelly Cavallo So. 6-1 4.7 4.0 0.2 15.3 Blocked a team-best two shots and added six points vs. Hartford

THE BENCH 21 F Brittany Ford Sr. 6-1 10.3 4.2 0.4 18.4 Had 10 points and two steals off the bench vs. Hartford 22 G Michelle Baker So. 5-9 6.1 4.0 0.7 21.1 Averaging 9.3 ppg over last three contests 20 G Shelby Smith Fr. 5-8 4.6 1.3 1.2 17.3 Second on the team in three-point field goals (9) 15 G Katie Kuester So. 5-10 1.1 0.7 0.4 7.9 Earned playing time in all seven games this season 12 F Mireia Vila Fr. 6-0 0.0 0.3 0.0 2.0 Seen action in the first three games of the season 33 F/C Ashley Logue Sr. 6-3 8.0 7.3 1.8 28.0 Questionable - Sat out past two games with minor head injury 13 F Ashley Robinson Fr. 6-2 15.2^ 11.2^ ------Out for season with a leg injury (^ - high school statistics) 2009-10 SAINT JOSEPH’S BASKETBALL - PAGE 2

SAINT JOSEPH’S’ ROSTER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE NO. NAME YR POS HT DOB HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL 11 Mariame Djouara Sr. G 5-9 12/24/87 Treichville, Ivory Coast St. Timothy’s/South Plains College Mariame Djouara ...... MAR-ee-um 12 Mireia Vila Fr. F 6-0 1/2/91 Cabrera De Mar, Spain Escola Pia Santa Anna 13 Ashley Robinson Fr. F 6-2 10/6/90 Warminster, Pa. Archbishop Wood ...... duh-JARR-uh 14 Dominique Bryant Jr. F 6-0 4/18/89 Bowie, Md. St. John’s College High School Katie Kuester ...... QUE-ster 15 Katie Kuester So. G 5-10 6/16/90 Media, Pa. Acad. of Notre Dame De Namur 20 Shelby Smith Fr. G 5-8 10/26/90 Ames, Iowa Waterloo West Ashley Logue ...... LOW-guh 21 Brittany Ford Sr. F 6-1 5/22/87 Wilmington, Del. Concord Mireia Vila ...... mir-AY-uh VEE-uh 22 Michelle Baker So. G 5-9 5/31/90 Wilmington, Del. Brandywine 24 Kelly Cavallo So. F 6-1 4/23/90 Hampton Bays, N.Y. Westhampton Beach 25 Ashley Prim Fr. G 5-7 4/1/91 Ansonia, Conn. Kolbe Cathedral 30 Amy Gillespie Sr. G 6-0 8/6/87 Springfield, Pa. Cardinal O’Hara 33 Ashley Logue Sr. F/C 6-3 6/14/87 Philadelphia, Pa. St. Hubert’s

Head Coach: Cindy Griffin (Saint Joseph’s ‘91, ‘93) - 9th year Assistant Coaches: Chris Day (West Chester ‘97) - 5th year; Susan Moran (Saint Joseph’s ‘02) - 7th year; Stephanie McCaffrey (Saint Joseph’s ‘04) - 3rd year Director of Basketball Operations: Ellen Fitzpatrick (Saint Joseph’s ‘90) Graduate Assistant: Mary Kate McDade (Saint Joseph’s ‘09)

MEDIA INFORMATION Series History Saint Joseph’s vs. George Mason MEDIA CREDENTIALS Credentials for media covering Saint Joseph’s at Hagan Arena in 2009- All-Time Series: SJU leads 3-1 Previous Games vs. George Mason 10 should be made at least 24 hours in advance by contacting Jack Last Meeting: 1/6/09, SJU, 72-59 1/6/09 W, 72-59 Away Jumper at (610) 660-3389, by fax at (610) 660-1724, or by email 12/29/03 L, 68-59 OT Home * Last SJU Win: 1/6/09, 72-59 11/14/97 W, 67-53 Home ([email protected]). Last GMU Win: 12/29/03, 68-59 OT 12/8/84 W, 78-60 Neutral Current SJU Streak: W-1 * - Hawk Classic game PHOTO CREDENTIALS All photographers attending Saint Joseph’s home basketball games Friday’s matchup is the fifth meeting between the two Hawk squads, with must be credentialed. Requests for credentials should be made in at least Hartford riding a three-game win streak into its matchup with Saint 24 hours in advance to Jack Jumper. Due to space demands, access to Joseph’s. Last season, Saint Joseph’s shot just 7-of-27 in the second half, freelance photographers is limited. with Amy Gillespie and Mariame Djouara combining for 11 of SJU’s 19 field goals in a 80-56 loss at Hartford. Last year’s boxscore is available on page RADIO POLICY 63 of the SJU media guide. Radio stations designated as the primary visiting outlet can have access to phone lines at a cost of $100 per line per game. ($200 for ISDN), Statistical Comparison unless a reciprocal usage agreement exists. Visiting radio stations wish- Saint Joseph’s George Mason ing to broadcast the game should contact Jack Jumper at (610) 660-3389 Overall Record 2-5 5-2 or by email ([email protected]) to arrange phone lines. Conference Record 0-0 0-0 Home Record 1-2 5-0 PRESS ROW Away Record 1-2 0-2 Only accredited members of the media and accredited scouts will be Neutral Record 0-1 0-0 issued credentials to cover Saint Joseph’s basketball, and only those with Points per Game 62.9 62.0 passes will be permitted to sit in press seating. Members of the media Opponent Points per Game 66.7 60.7 are reminded that press row is a working area and cheering for either Scoring Margin -3.9 +1.3 team will not be tolerated. Pct. .386 .420 Opponent Field Goal Percentage .425 .379 MEDIA SERVICES 3-Pt. Field Goals Made per Game 4.9 2.3 Saint Joseph’s and opponent’s game notes, statistics, Atlantic 10 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage .291 .225 Conference notes and statistics and game programs will be available to Opponent 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage .294 .385 working members of the media. Halftime statistics will be available in the Free Throws Made per Game 11.7 12.0 media room and will also be distributed on press row. Final statistics will Percentage .726 .600 be distributed in the media room following completion of the game. Fax Rebounds per Game 36.3 36.9 service is available. Complete Saint Joseph’s game notes will be available Opponent Rebounds per Game 38.4 39.0 the day before the game on the website, www.sjuhawks.com. Rebounding margin -2.1 -2.1 Assists per Game 11.9 13.6 POST-GAME Turnovers per Game 16.7 18.4 SJU head coach Cindy Griffinand select student-athletes will be avail- Opponent Turnovers per Game 16.9 20.3 able in the interview room following a post-game cooling off period. Turnover Margin +0.2 +1.9 Neither lockerroom will be open to the media. Blocks per Game 2.4 6.3 Steals per Game 8.9 8.9 2009-10 SAINT JOSEPH’S BASKETBALL - PAGE 3

LAST TIME OUT: HAWKS FALL TO HARTFORD IN OVERTIME, 77-66 DJOUARA ECLIPSES 1,000-POINT PLATEAU Saint Joseph's dropped a heart-breaking 72-66 overtime contest to Averaging 11.5 points per game for her collegiate career, senior guard Hartford Friday evening at Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena. The Hawks got 16 Mariame Djouara surpassed the 1,000-point mark during the 2008-09 points and five assists from senior Mariame Djouara, but it wasn't season. Before transferring to SJU, she was a two-year starter at South enough as Hartford outscored SJU 13-7 in the extra frame. Plains College, amassing 768 points over 63 games. In her two seasons with the Hawks, Djouara has tallied 370 points, brining her career total INJURY REPORT to 1,138 points. She eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau with a 21-point Senior forward/center Ashley Logue is questionable for Sunday’s game performance at Saint Louis on Jan. 24, 2009. after sitting out the past three games with a head injury. Freshman for- ward Ashley Robinson is red-shirting the 2009-10 season after suffering HOT START FOR GILLESPIE a leg injury during the preseason. Senior guard Amy Gillespie has quickly established herself as a go-to player for the Hawks this season. Averaging 4.6 points per game over her CAVALLO AND GILLESPIE NAMED TO FIU CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM first three years, the Springfield, Pennsylvania is third on SJU in scoring Senior guard Amy Gillespie and sophomore forward Kelly Cavallo were (9.7 ppg), first in three-point field goals (11), free throws (21) and min- recognized for their stellar play at the Florida International Thanksgiving utes (30.3 mpg). Her seven starts so far this year eclipse her previous Classic as each was named to the All-Tournament Team. Gillespie led the season-high for starts, with her currently entrenched as a leader of the Hawks in scoring (27 points) and steals (4) in the two games, while Hawks’ backcourt. Cavallo posted a double-double (10 points, 11 rebounds) in SJU’s win over the Golden Panthers and followed that with a career-best 15 points FORD AMONGST SJU’S ALL-TIME BLOCKS LEADERS versus St. John’s in the title game. Senior forward Brittany Ford enters Friday’s game fourth all-time in SJU history with 82 career blocks. Ford, who has averaged 0.98 blocks per HAWKS IMPROVE TO 33-4 ALL-TIME IN HOME OPENERS game over 86 career contests, is 10 rejections behind third place (Erica Saint Joseph’s 77-55 win over UMBC to open the home portion of its Pollock - 92) and 14 behind second place (Dale Hodges - 96). Current schedule helped the Hawks improve to 33-4 all-time in home openers. assistant coach, Stephanie McCaffrey (nee Graff) set the all-time record Under head coach Cindy Griffin, Saint Joseph’s is now 8-1, with the lone in blocks with 175 from 2000-04. loss coming to Villanova, 59-44, on November 22, 2002. PRIM AND SMITH MAKING IMMEDIATE IMPACTS BRYANT, GILLESPIE AND LOGUE TO SERVE AS CAPTAINS IN 2009-10 Freshman guards Ashley Prim and Shelby Smith have contributed right Seniors Amy Gillespie and Ashley Logue and junior Dominique Bryant away for this year’s SJU team, with the duo ranking fifth and ninth, are serving as captains for the Hawks during the 2009-10 season. The respectively, in scoring. Prim has averaged 6.6 points per game and trio are each in their first year of captaincy. handed out a team-high 20 assists, while Smith is averaging 4.6 points a game and is second on SJU in three-point field goals (9). The tandem GRIFFIN CLOSES IN ON CAREER MILESTONES were Sporting News Preseason All-American selections as seniors in high Saint Joseph’s head coach Cindy Griffin is within striking distance of two school. Prim ranked 45th and Smith ranked 52nd according to last year’s career milestones in 2009-10: her 150th win at SJU and her 200th career national scouting reports. win. Griffin enters Friday’s game with 143 wins on Hawk Hill and 191 2009-10 Atlantic 10 Predictions career wins at Loyola (Md.) and Saint Joseph’s. The Saint Joseph's was picked to finish ninth in the Atlantic 10 race, HAWKS RETURN HOME according to a poll of the Atlantic 10's head coaches and media. The Saint Joseph’s opened play at the Michael J. Hagan ‘85 Arena on Hawks finished 13-17 overall and 10th (5-9) in the conference a sea- Saturday with a 77-55 win over UMBC. Last year, the Hawks posted an 8- son ago. Xavier (25-7), the 2008-09 regular season A-10 champs, 5 “home” record while playing at Philadelphia University’s Gallagher was selected to win the Atlantic 10, receiving 12 of 14 first-place Center, Drexel University’s Daskalakis Center and The Palestra. Formerly votes. The Musketeers have earned three-straight NCAA appear- Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse, Hagan Arena offers the following new ances. The following is the predicted finish for all 14 members of amenities. the Atlantic 10 and their record from the 2008-09 season. * 4,200 seats; an increase of 1,000 * New premium seating section with chair backs Team OVERALL A-10 * New upper level concourse with additional restrooms and 1. Xavier (NCAA) ...... 25-7 13-1 concession stands 2. Charlotte (NCAA) ...... 23-9 11-3 * Fully air-conditioned arena * New Will-Call entrance and additional ticket entrances 3. Dayton (WNIT) ...... 21-14 7-7 * Renovated visiting team locker rooms Richmond (WNIT) ...... 24-10 9-5 * Expanded media room 5. Temple (NCAA) ...... 21-10 11-3 * New scoreboard, additional video boards and speakers 6. Duquesne (WNIT) ...... 20-12 9-5 St. Bonaventure (WNIT) ...... 23-11 9-5 FORD NAMED TO PRESEASON A-10 ALL-CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM 8. George Washington (WNIT) ...... 17-14 9-5 The Hawks' second leading scorer (10.0 ppg) and rebounder (4.2 rpg), 9. Saint Joseph's ...... 13-7 5-9 senior forward Brittany Ford, was named to the Preseason All- 10. Saint Louis ...... 12-18 6-8 Conference Third Team. An A-10 All-Conference Honorable Mention as a 11. Massachusetts ...... 12-18 5-9 junior, Ford was the most efficient offensive player for SJU a season ago, converting 48.4 percent of her shots, while ranking among the confer- 12. Rhode Island ...... 10-21 2-12 ence leaders in scoring (12.2 ppg), and blocked shots (1.0 per game). 13. La Salle ...... 10-19 1-13 14. Fordham ...... 8-21 1-13 2009-10 SAINT JOSEPH’S BASKETBALL - PAGE 4

HAWKS AMONGST ATLANTIC 10 LEADERS Several Hawks rank among the Atlantic 10 leaders. Below is a list of SJU HAWKS ON THE AIR player and their most recent rank amongst the conference leaders. Player Category Statistics Rank For over 19 years, the Saint Joseph’s Sports Mariame Djouara Steals 1.8 spg T-13th Network (SJSN) has produced and broadcast Brittany Ford FG Percentage .535 9th Hawk athletics to the Philadelphia region and FT Percentage .824 8th beyond. Begun as an outgrowth of a four-game Offensive Rebounds 2.3 T-15th package of Saint Joseph’s women’s basketball Amy Gillespie Scoring 10.5 ppg 25th broadcasts during the 1989-90 season, SJSN was Steals 1.8 spg T-13th founded in the fall of 1990. Since that time, FT Percentage .875 T-5th SJSN’s coverage of Hawk athletics has grown and currently includes Ashley Prim Assists 2.8 apg T-13th live coverage of all Hawk men’s and women’s basketball games, Phil Shelby Smith 3-PT FG Percentage .409 12th Martelli’s HawkTalk radio program, the nationally-renowned 3-PT FG per Game 1.5 T-11th HawkTalk television show and Courtside, the Saint Joseph’s women’s basketball television show. THE UPS AND DOWNS OF WINS AND LOSSES All of SJU’s women’s games can also be heard via audio streaming Offense has been the biggest difference between wins and losses this on the internet at the Hawks’ official athletics site, year for the Hawks. In Saint Joseph’s two victories this season, the www.sjuhawks.com. Video streaming of selected games will also be Hawks have shot 46.2 percent from the field (54-of-117) and averaged available on www.sjuhawks.com as part of the Hawks’ All-Access 70.5 points a game. In its first four losses, Saint Joseph’s struggled to package. score, shooting just 32 percent from the floor (40-of-125) and averaging Saint Joseph’s pioneered commercial radio of women’s college 51.5 points per game. Additionally, opponents are averaging 73.0 ppg in basketball in the area with a NCAA Tournament game in March 1989 wins over the Hawks and just 51.5 ppg in losses. and followed that up with a package of regular season games ever since.since. The Cindy Griffin pregame show kicks-off game broad- S-A-I-N-T JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY casts. The corporate title of “Saint” Joseph’s University, which has been in place since Saint Joseph’s was granted university status by the The Saint Joseph’s Hawk mascot has Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1979, is now the “public” title of the THE HAWK been flapping its wings for more than a institution for all aspects of its operations. Previously, the abbreviation half a century. of “St.” Joseph’s University was permitted in a number of alumni and One of the most famous mascots athletic contexts. According to the most recent edition of the Higher in college sports, the Hawk is best Education Directory, there are at least nine recognized "St. Joseph's" known for staying in constant motion among the nation's colleges and universities. Only one of them-Saint by flapping its wings throughout every Joseph's University, Philadelphia-is a university-level, Master's I, NCAA basketball game and representing the Division I institution. A complete spelling of S-A-I-N-T Joseph's University Saint Joseph’s motto, “The Hawk Will in all contexts will help eliminate any confusion among higher education Never Die”. and other public constituencies. Saint Joseph’s athletic teams have been recognized with the nickname LOOKING AHEAD “Hawks” since 1929. At that time, the The Hawks open Big 5 play as they travel up the Main Line to face school’s yearbook editor initiated a Villanova on Wednesday. Game time is set for 6 p.m. at the Pavilion. contest among the student body for a symbol. More than 100 submissions were narrowed, with “Hawks” winning out over “Grenadiers” by a slim margin. The name was appropriate because it typified “the fighting spirit of our crimson and gray athletes and it is suggestive of the aerial attack which has made our football HAWKS AMONG NCAA LEADERS team famous.” Football, ironically, was discontinued at SJU following The NCAA released statistical leaders this past week. Below is a break- the 1939 season. down of both individual and team rankings for this year’s Hawks. The idea for the Hawk as a mascot was originated by Jim Brennan during the 1954-55 season. Brennan, an ex-Marine and SJU cheer- Amy Gillespie Free Throw Pct. (87.5) 64th leader, at first wanted to secure an actual hawk, but later switched to the costume idea. The student government raised the 120 dollars Team Free Throw Pct. (74.7) 42nd needed to buy the initial costume, which Brennan donned for three Turnovers Per Game (16.7) 72nd years. He made his debut as the Hawk on January 4, 1956, a 69-56 3-PT FG Defense (28.7) 109th win over La Salle at the Palestra. The Hawk, who was present at most Personal Fouls Per Game (17.5) 125th women’s basketball games, became a mainstay in 1989. Since then, 10 -to-Turnover Ratio (0.69) 164th SJU students have donned the costume, with junior Joe Mreczko serv- 3-PT FG Per Game. (5.0) 172nd ing as the Hawk for the 2009-10 season. The Hawk mascot has garnered numerous accolades in its 54-year history. It has been selected as the nation’s top mascot by The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Sports Illustrated for Kids, Street & Smith’s Basketball Yearbook and ESPN College Basketball magazine and was a nominee for the 2008 Mascot Hall of Fame. 2009-10 SAINT JOSEPH’S BASKETBALL - PAGE 5

Five postseason berths, seven all-conference perform- Led by six seniors, the 2004 team went 22-11 and advanced to the WNIT Elite ers, four in-season tournament crowns and four victories Eight. Saint Joseph’s finished second in the A-10 East and dropped a heartbreak- over nationally-ranked teams are among the numerous er in the Atlantic 10 Championship to Temple. Four Hawk seniors reached the accomplishments of Saint Joseph’s ninth-year head coach 1,000-point plateau, marking just the eighth time in NCAA history that a quartet Cindy Griffin. A 1991 and 1993 graduate of SJU, Griffin of players had reached the milestone in the same season. Erin Brady, Irina (nee Anderson) was named the seventh head coach in the Krasnoshiok, Stephanie (Graff) McCaffrey and Amra Mehmedic went on to sign program’s history on April 25, 2001. Griffin has compiled professional contracts. an overall record of 191-148 in 12 seasons as a head coach With the loss of four 1,000-point scorers, the 2004-05 Hawks showed their and is 143-115 in nine seasons on Hawk Hill. true colors down the stretch, earning a hard-fought victory over La Salle in the Griffin helped to reinvigorate the SJU program in her opening round of the Atlantic 10 Championship and coming within 10 points of Cindy Griffin first season, leading the squad to a 24-8 record and the 16th-ranked, and eventual A-10 Champion, Temple. SJU Head Coach second round of the WNIT. She capitalized on the team’s Fueled by a collection of newcomers and a developed core of upperclassmen, tradition of scrappy play and rugged defense, while releas- Griffin led the Hawks back to national prominence in 2005-06. The Crimson and ing the reins and allowing the team to play a more up-tempo style on the offen- Gray engineered the nation's best turnaround (13 games) and, received votes in sive end of the floor. The Hawks finished the year among the national leaders in the national polls for the first time since 2003-04. The Hawks advanced to the nine different categories and paced the nation in free throw percentage for the semi-finals of the A-10 Championship and earned a berth in the WNIT. second straight year. Despite losing a good deal of experienced players prior to the 2006-07 sea- Following a memorable first year at the helm of her alma mater, Griffin upped son, Griffin had her team peaking at the right time. Playing Griffin’s style of hard- the ante in her second season by capturing 2003 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year nosed defense and persistent offense, the Hawks advanced to the Atlantic 10 honors after guiding the Hawks to a 19-11 record. The team sprinted to the con- Championship game, including the program’s first win over a top-10 opponent ference’s Eastern Division title and earned a berth in the WNIT for the second (#8/9 George Washington) since 1992 along the way. Saint Joseph’s capped the straight season, despite the departure of SJU’s all-time leading scorer and a non- season with its fifth WNIT appearance in six years and tied the SJU record for conference schedule that rated fourth nationally. games played in a season with 33. Relying heavily on underclassmen in 2007-08, Griffin guided her Hawks to THE GRIFFIN FILE another winning season, including crowns at the Brown Basketball Classic and the Hilton Philadelphia Hawk Classic. Among the wins, Saint Joseph’s posted its Career Record: 191-148 (12th year) biggest win over a non-conference ranked opponent since the 1984-85 season, Record at SJU: 143-115 (9th year) topping #15 Auburn for the Hawk Classic title. Last season, Griffin undertook arguably her toughest season to date as Saint Education: Saint Joseph’s University, 1991, MBA ‘93 Joseph’s played every contest away from Hawk Hill for the first time in program Playing Career: Saint Joseph’s University, 1988-92 history. And in typical SJU fashion, Griffin got her team to respond as Saint College Coaching Career: Head Coach, Saint Joseph’s, 2001-present; Joseph’s went on to post an 8-5 record at home venues and earn its first Big 5 Head Coach, Loyola (Md.), 1998-99 to 2000-01; title since 2000-01. Individually five Hawks posted career-bests in scoring, with Associate Head Coach, Loyola (Md.), 1998-99 (5 games); juniors Brittany Ford and Mariame Djouara both earning All-Big 5 Second Team Assistant Coach, Loyola (Md.), 1995-96 to 1997-98; honors. Following her playing career, Griffin spent the 1992-93 season as a graduate Assistant Coach, Vanderbilt, 1993-94 to 1994-95; assistant at her alma mater. She then accepted an assistant’s spot at Vanderbilt Assistant Coach, Saint Joseph’s, 1992-93 University from 1993-95 under former Saint Joseph’s head coach Jim Foster. Foster recruited Griffin to SJU and coached her during her playing career on Accomplishments & Honors Hawk Hill. • Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year (2003) In her two years as an assistant at Vanderbilt, the Commodores finished 53- • Two Atlantic 10 East Division Champions (2002, 2003) 15 overall, won the 1995 SEC championship and reached the NCAA Sweet 16 both seasons. In addition to coaching responsibilities, she was the co-director of • Five WNIT Tournament Bids (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007) the Vanderbilt Basketball Camp and the director of the Black & Gold Club. • Seven Atlantic 10 All-Conference Players Griffin left Vanderbilt after the 1995 season to become an assistant coach at • Eleven All-Big 5 Players Loyola College (Md.). She spent three seasons as an assistant under Patty Coyle • Four Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Players being elevated to the role of associate head coach in 1998. Griffin was promot- • Five Academic All-District Players ed to the position of head women’s basketball coach at Loyola midway through the 1998-99 season. She was the seventh-youngest head coach in Division I at • Five players to play professionally the time. Griffin – who was named head coach five games into the season as • Saint Joseph’s University Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame (1998) Coyle left for an assistant coach position with the WNBA’s New York Liberty – • Bishop McDevitt High School Hall of Fame (1997) kept the Greyhounds’ momentum going as Loyola won a team-record 21 games • Philadelphia Catholic League Alumni Achievement Award (2002) that year. Overall she compiled a record of 48-33 during her tenure at the Baltimore school, guiding the squad to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Year-By-Year Record as a Head Coach semifinals all three seasons. One of the top playmakers in Saint Joseph’s history, Griffin starred for the Overall Conference Hawks from 1987-88 through 1991-92 (missing the 1988-89 season due to Year WL Pct. WL Pct. Postseason injury). A three-time team captain, Griffin finished her career with 662 points, 1998-99 17 6 .739 13 5 .722 278 rebounds, 510 assists and 197 steals. She currently ranks fourth on SJU’s all- 1999-00 12 17 .414 8 10 .444 time assist list. 2000-01 19 10 .655 12 6 .667 As a junior in 1990-91, she played in 1,178 out of a possible 1,200 minutes to 2001-02 24 8 .750 12 4 .750 WNIT set the school record for minutes played in a single season. The Hawks made three NCAA Tournament appearances and posted three straight 20-win seasons 2002-03 19 11 .633 13 3 .813 WNIT during her playing career. A two-time Second Team All-Big 5 choice, as well as a 2003-04 22 11 .667 12 4 .750 WNIT Third Team All-Atlantic 10 pick as a senior, she was inducted into the Saint 2004-05 7 23 .233 4 12 .250 Joseph’s Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998. 2005-06 20 11 .645 10 6 .625 WNIT A native of Maple Glen, Pa., Griffin played her high school basketball for 2006-07 19 14 .576 86.571 WNIT Bishop McDevitt, winning two Philadelphia Catholic League titles. A 1987 gradu- 2007-08 17 14 .548 86.571 ate of McDevitt, she was inducted into its Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997, and in 2002, received the Philadelphia Catholic League’s alumni achievement award. 2008-09 13 17 .433 59.357 She earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Saint Joseph’s in 1991 and 2009-10 26.250 00.000 completed work on an M.B.A. from SJU in 1993. She resides in Conshohocken, Totals 191 148.563 105 71 .597 5Berths Pa., with her husband Curtis and children, Kaylie (6), Hannah (4) and Curtis Jr. (1). 2009-10 SAINT JOSEPH’S BASKETBALL - PAGE 6

Team Superlatives

CATEGORY SAINT JOSEPH’S MOST SAINT JOSEPH’S LEAST OPPONENTS’ MOST OPPONENTS’ LEAST Total Points 77, vs. UMBC, 11/21/09 46, vs. Vanderbilt, 11/24/09 88, by Providence, 11/15/09 48, by Florida International, 11/27/09 1st Half Points 41, vs. St. John’s, 11/29/09 19, vs. Vanderbilt, 11/24/09 37, by Providence, 11/15/09 24, by Hartford, 12/4/09 2nd Half Points 43, vs. UMBC, 11/21/09 26, at Providence, 11/15/09 51, by Providence, 11/15/09 23, by Florida International, 11/27/09 Overtime Points 7, vs. Hartford, 12/4/09 7, vs. Hartford, 12/4/09 13, by Hartford, 12/4/09 13, by Hartford, 12/4/09

Field Goals 29, 2x, last vs. St. John’s, 11/29/09 16, vs. Vanderbilt, 11/24/09 35, by Providence, 11/15/09 20, 3x, last by FIU, 11/27/09 Field Goal Att. 70, vs. UMBC, 11/21/09 47, vs. Florida International, 11/27/09 68, by Providence, 11/15/09 47, by New Hampshire, 11/13/09 Field Goal Pct. .532, vs. Florida International, 11/27/09 .262, vs. Vanderbilt, 11/24/09 .515, by Providence, 11/15/09 .339, by UMBC, 11/21/09

3 Point FG 7, twice, ast vs. UMBC, 11/21/09 2, vs. St. John’s, 11/29/09 9, by Providence, 11/15/09 2, by UMBC, 11/21/09 3 Point Att. 29, at New Hampshire, 11/13/09 11, twice, last vs. Hartford, 12/4/09 21, by Providence, 11/15/09 16, by Vanderbilt, 11/24/09 3 Point Pct. .429, vs. Vanderbilt, 11/24/09 .167, vs. St. John’s, 11/29/09 .429, by Providence, 11/15/09 .118, by UMBC, 11/21/09

Free Throws 16, at Providence, 11/15/09 8, twice, last vs. Hartford, 12/4/09 20, by Hartford, 12/4/09 2, by Florida International, 11/27/09 Free Throw Att. 25, at Providence, 11/15/09 12, vs. Vanderbilt, 11/24/09 25, twice, last by Hartford, 12/4/09 6, by Florida International, 11/27/09 Free Throw Pct. .867, at New Hampshire, 11/13/09 .571, vs. Hartford, 12/4/09 .800, by Hartford, 12/4/09 .333, by Florida International, 11/27/09

Offensive Rebs. 20, vs. Vanderbilt, 11/24/09 5, vs. Florida International, 11/27/09 16, 2x, last by St. John’s, 11/29/09 9, by Hartford, 12/4/09 Defensive Rebs. 36, vs. UMBC, 11/21/09 17, at New Hampshire, 11/13/09 33, by Providence, 11/15/09 18, by St. John’s, 11/29/09 Total Rebs. 47, vs. UMBC, 11/21/09 28, vs. Hartford, 12/4/09 43, by Providence, 11/15/09 37, by Hartford, 12/4/09

Personal Fouls 20, vs. UMBC, 11/21/09 14, vs. Florida International, 11/27/09 18, by Providence, 11/15/09 13, by Hartford, 12/4/09 Assists 19, vs. UMBC, 11/21/09 7, at New Hampshire, 11/13/09 26,by Providence, 11/15/09 9, by New Hampshire, 11/13/09 Turnovers 21, vs. St. John’s, 11/29/09 7, vs. UMBC, 11/21/09 22, by New Hampshire, 11/13/09 14, 2x, last by FIU, 11/27/09 Blocked Shots 4, vs. Hartford, 12/4/09 0, vs. UMBC, 11/21/09 8, by Providence, 11/15/09 1, 3x, last by St. John’s, 11/29/09 Steals 12, vs. Hartford, 12/4/09 7, twice, last vs. UMBC, 11/21/09 14, by St. John’s, 11/29/09 5, by New Hampshire, 11/13/09

Individual Superlatives

CATEGORY SAINT JOSEPH’S MOST OPPONENTS’ MOST Points 18, by Mariame Djouara vs. UMBC, 11/21/09 24, by Chelsea Marandola of Providence, 11/15/09

Field Goals 8, by Mariame Djouara vs. Hartford, 12/4/09 11, by Da’Shena Stevens of St. John’s, 11/29/09 Field Goal Att. 15, by Brittany Ford at Providence, 11/15/09 16, by Chelsea Marandola of Providence, 11/15/09 Field Goal Pct. * 1.000 (5-5), by Brittany Ford vs. UMBC, 11/21/09 1.000 (7-7), by Hannah Tuomi of Vanderbilt, 11/24/09

3 Point FG 4, by Shelby Smith at New Hampshire, 11/13/09 4, by Chelsea Marandola of Providence, 11/15/09 3 Point Att. 8, by Amy Gillespie at New Hampshire, 11/13/09 7, twice, last by Michelle Gonzalez of Florida International, 11/27/09 3 Point Pct. # .750 (3-4), by Shelby Smith vs. Vanderbilt, 11/24/09 .667 (4-6), by Chelsea Marandola of Providence, 11/15/09

Free Throws 6, Amy Gillespie vs. St. John’s, 11/29/09 10, by Denise Beliveau of New Hampshire, 11/13/09 Free Throw Att. 7, Amy Gillespie vs. St. John’s, 11/29/09 10, twice, last by Carlee Cassidy of UMBC, 11/21/09 Free Throw Pct. ^ 1.000 (5-5) by Brittany Ford at New Hampshire, 11/13/09 1.000 (10-10), by Denise Beliveau of New Hampshire, 11/13/09

Offensive Rebs. 6, by Brittany Ford at Providence, 11/15/09 6, by Marquita Adley of Florida International, 11/27/09 Defensive Rebs. 12, by Ashley Logue vs. UMBC, 11/21/09 10, by Emily Cournoyer of Providence, 11/15/09 Total Rebs. 16, by Ashley Logue vs. UMBC, 11/21/09 13, Diana Delva of Hartford, 12/4/09

Assists 5, by Mariame Djouara vs. Hartford, 12/4/09 6, by Mi-Khida Hankins of Providence, 11/15/09 Turnovers 6, by Amy Gillespie vs. Hartford, 12/4/09 6, by Amy Simpson of New Hampshire, 11/13/09 Blocked Shots 2, three times, last by Kelly Cavallo vs. Hartford, 12/4/09 5, by Diana Delva of Hartford, 12/4/09 Steals 4, twice, last by Amy Gillespie vs. St. John’s, 11/29/09 4, by Centhya Hart of St. John’s, 11/29/09

* - Minimum of five attempts; # - Minimum of three attempts; ^ - Minimum of four attempts 2009-10 SAINT JOSEPH’S BASKETBALL - PAGE 7

SJU Game-By-Game Statistical Leaders DATE OPPONENT SCORE W/L ATT HIGH SCORER HIGH REBOUNDER HIGH ASSISTS HIGH STEALS Nov. 13 at New Hampshire . . . .64-56 L 557 Shelby Smith ...... 14 Djouara/Ford ...... 6 Katie Kuester ...... 3 Three tied at ...... 2 Nov. 15 at Providence ...... 88-57 L 214 Brittany Ford ...... 14 Bryant/Ford ...... 7 Prim/Smith ...... 3 Baker/Bryant ...... 2 Nov. 21 UMBC ...... 77-55 W 1451 Mariame Djouara . .18 Ashley Logue . . . . .16 Three tied at ...... 4 Brittany Ford ...... 3 Nov. 24 VANDERBILT ...... 59-46 L 911 Ashley Logue ...... 12 Baker/Logue . . . . .10 Ashley Prim ...... 4 Mariame Djouara . . . . .4 Nov. 27 at Florida International ^ .64-48 W 345 Amy Gillespie . . . . .15 Kelly Cavallo ...... 11 Mariame Djouara . .4 Three tied at ...... 2 Nov. 29 vs. St. John’s ^ ...... 81-74 L 321 Baker/Cavallo . . . . .15 Kelly Cavallo ...... 6 Baker/Bryant ...... 3 Amy Gillespie ...... 4 Dec. 4 HARTFORD ...... 72-66 OT L 437 Mariame Djouara . .16 Three tied at ...... 3 Mariame Djouara . .5 Mariame Djouara . . . . .3 Dec. 6 GEORGE MASON ...... Dec. 9 at Villanova # ...... Dec. 3 DREXEL ...... Dec. 22 OLD DOMINION ...... Dec. 28 BROWN ...... Dec. 29 BOSTON U./S. CAROLINA . . . . Jan. 3 at Maryland ...... Jan. 9 FORDHAM * ...... Jan. 12 PENN # ...... Jan. 16 at Temple *# ...... Jan. 20 DAYTON * ...... Jan. 23 at Charlotte * ...... Jan. 27 at La Salle *# ...... Jan. 30 GEORGE WASHINGTON * . . . . Feb. 2 TEMPLE * ...... Feb. 6 at St. Bonaventure * ...... Feb. 10 at Xavier * ...... Feb. 13 SAINT LOUIS * ...... Feb. 17 RHODE ISLAND * ...... Feb. 21 at Richmond * ...... Feb. 25 at Massachusetts * ...... Feb. 28 DUQUESNE * ......

KEY: * – Atlantic 10 game; # – Big 5 game; ^ - Florida International University Thanksgiving Classic game

GAMES AS HIGH SCORER: Djouara - 2, Baker - 1, Cavallo - 1, Ford - 1, Gillespie - 1, Logue -1, Smith - 1 GAMES AS HIGH REBOUNDER: Ford - 3, Baker - 2, Cavallo - 2, Logue - 2, Bryant - 1, Djouara - 1, Gillespie - 1 GAMES SCORING DOUBLE FIGURES: Ford - 5, Djouara - 4, Gillespie - 3, Baker - 2, Cavallo - 2, Logue - 2, Bryant - 1, Smith - 1 GAMES REBOUNDING DOUBLE FIGURES: Logue - 2, Baker - 1, Cavallo - 1 GAMES SCORING 20 OR MORE POINTS: -- GAMES WITH A DOUBLE-DOUBLE: Logue - 2, Cavallo - 1

Hawks By The Numbers The Hawks are: 1-2 at home 1-2 when making more free throws than the opponent 1-2 on the road 1-1 when committing 15 or fewer turnovers 0-1 at a neutral site 1-4 when committing more than 15 turnovers 0-0 in overtime 0-3 when forcing more than 15 opponent turnovers 0-0 on national tv 2-2 when forcing 15 or fewer turnovers 2-4 in November 0-1 when scoring 50 or fewer points 0-1 in December 0-2 when scoring 50-59 points 0-0 in January 1-1 when scoring 60-69 points 0-0 in February 1-1 when scoring 70-79 points 0-0 in March 0-0 when scoring 80-89 points 2-2 when leading at halftime 0-3 when trailing at halftime MISCELLANEOUS STATS 0-0 when tied at halftime Largest Winning Margin 22, vs. UMBC, 11/21/09 2-1 when outrebounding the opponent Largest Lead in a Game 24, vs. UMBC, 11/21/09 0-4 when outrebounded 2-2 when shooting 40% or higher MARGIN OF VICTORY 0-3 when shooting 40% or under 1 to 9 points: 0 games 0-5 when opponent shoots 40% or better 10-19 points: 1 game 2-0 when holding the opponent to 40% pct. or below 20 or more points: 1 game 2009-10 SAINT JOSEPH’S BASKETBALL - PAGE 8

Combined Statistics 2009-10 SAINT JOSEPH’S BASKETBALL - PAGE 9

# 11 - Mariame Djouara #12 - Mireia Vila #13 - Ashley Robinson #14 - Dominique Bryant Sr. • Guard • 5-9 Fr. • Forward • 6-0 Fr. • Forward • 6-2 Jr. • Forward • 6-0

#15 - Katie Kuester #20 - Shelby Smith #21 - Brittany Ford #22 - Michelle Baker So. • Guard • 5-10 Fr. • Guard • 5-8 Sr. • Forward • 6-1 So. • Guard • 5-9

#24 - Kelly Cavallo #25 - Ashley Prim #30 - Amy Gillespie #33 - Ashley Logue So. • Forward • 6-1 Fr. • Guard • 5-7 Sr. • Guard • 6-0 Sr. • Forward/Center • 6-3

Cindy Griffin Chris Day Susan Moran Stephanie McCaffrey Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach

Ellen Fitzpatrick Mary Kate McDade Director of Graduate Assistant Basketball Operations